funfun Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 JUST PHOTOGRAPHED THE SUN AND IT LOOKS WIERED TODAY, ANYONE KNOW OWT ABOUT IT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Its called a halo. Produced by unusual atmospheric conditions - usually from too much pollution in the air I think. Anyway - there's allready a thread about this in the Pattaya sub forum. Cheers, Soundman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marginline Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 This might explain what's going on funfun; please click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funfun Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 This might explain what's going on funfun; please click here. AND THERES ME THINKING ID JUST INVENTED A NEW SUN!, WELL AT LEAST ILL HAVE TO CELIBRATE NOW WITH A BEER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 It's often caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere. Usually means rain is in the offing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etrigan Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Ice particles in the upper stratosphere reflecting sunlight. You can see it with the moon too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marginline Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 This might explain what's going on funfun; please click here. AND THERES ME THINKING ID JUST INVENTED A NEW SUN!, WELL AT LEAST ILL HAVE TO CELIBRATE NOW WITH A BEER! Hey...I'll join you. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) As I'm sure you can imagine the Thais have attached numerous superstitions to this phenomena. Some years ago a number of our staff galloped off to the temple on seeing a halo around the sun. But not just the Thais, there is a reference in Suetonius about such a halo being seen as a portent of victory to the army of Julius Caesar during one of his campaigns in Gaul. That would suggest then that while pollution might be a cause, it is not the only cause. Unless we have evidence of large scale atmospheric pollution at the time of the Gallic Wars. (Burning hovels perhaps?!) Edited June 1, 2007 by GuestHouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 That looks like a halo as already described but under certain atmospheric conditions you can get two rainbows, one a full circle, around the sun. On the full circle, if you get a real good one, you will see five (I think - but maybe seven) bright points of light. A truly wonderous thing is atmospherics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 That looks like a halo as already described but under certain atmospheric conditions you can get two rainbows, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marginline Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 A truly wonderous thing is atmospherics. Indeed! Let's give a big round of applause to gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aujuba Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I've never seen one. Seen plenty of rainbows though. What does this mean to all of Thailand's fortune tellers and TRT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshiremusicman Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 JUST PHOTOGRAPHED THE SUN AND IT LOOKS WIERED TODAY, ANYONE KNOW OWT ABOUT IT? Yes its 'Halo's' caused by the diffraction of the sunlight through water vapour droplets in the upper atmosphere, causing the same effect as a rainbow except it produces circular rainbows, not the half moon type that we normally see from the ground. Seen the same in the UK and also at night with the moon as the light, only this time it was even more spectacular as it was formed by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere which gave a very ghostly spreading halo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 JUST PHOTOGRAPHED THE SUN AND IT LOOKS WIERED TODAY, ANYONE KNOW OWT ABOUT IT? that means our all end is near.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pampal Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 It means the End is Near Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keebone Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 It's a bad omen of huge cultural and social significance to the Thais. It means that the month of June will be a bad one for quality of somtam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 It means find a cave. The sky is falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 notice how the bangkok post also photographed the TRT building set with the halo in the background? if u want to know what thais make of it...put 2 and 2 together....doomsday for TRT....doomsday for thai politics...etc etc. so to dramatise the effect they take a photo of TRT building (who have just faced the biggest bad 'luck'/mishap) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 It's often caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere. Usually means rain is in the offing. marine lore calls for rain in 24hrs ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevykanteve Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 JUST PHOTOGRAPHED THE SUN AND IT LOOKS WIERED TODAY, ANYONE KNOW OWT ABOUT IT? Obviously, this is NOT a halo. It is a Platonic Perfect Shape, observed on Earth to remind us all that Santa will be coming soon. Six more shopping months till Christmas, folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 It's often caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere. Usually means rain is in the offing. marine lore calls for rain in 24hrs ........... Heavy rain was forecast for today. Didn't eventuate though, clear skies all around.. Cheers, Soundman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paveet Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 The Bangkok Post had a similar photo on their front page yesterday, except the Halo was above the TRT's head office building.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macb Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 WEll I had to research cos I aint clever like you lot : So here is a link with the correct scientific explanantion. plus I cant spell Optical phenomenon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(optical_phenomenon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torito Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 In Pattaya?.....steamy window, coming from the body heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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